Purakaunui Bay Surf Guide

Purakaunui Bay in Catlins is a reasonably exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf The best wind direction is from the northwest. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the optimum swell angle is from the south southeast. The beach break provides left and right handers. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Hazards include sharks/rips.

Purakaunui Bay Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach4fairly consistent
13.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Purakaunui Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Purakaunui Bay occur when a South-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

New Zealand Energía de ola prevista en 12 horas

Energía de Olas (poder): 12 horas

Usa la barra de navegación de arriba para ver la temperatura del mar en Purakaunui Bay, fotografías Purakaunui Bay, previsiones detalladas de olas para Purakaunui Bay, vientos y previsión del tiempo, webcams para Purakaunui Bay, viento actual desde estaciones meteorológicas en Catlins y predicciones de marea para Purakaunui Bay. Las mapas de olas para New Zealand enseñarán un mapa grande de New Zealand y los mares que rodean. Los mapas de olas pueden ser animadas para mostrar diferentes componentes de olas, la altura de ola, la energía de ola, el período, junto con previsiones de viento y del tiempo. Previsiones actuales del tiempo y del estado del mar provienen de boyas marinas de New Zealand, del barcos que transitan en la zona y de estaciones meteorológicas costeras. Cada página de previsiones tiene un Busca-Olas Regional y Global para localizar las mejores condiciones para surfear en el área de Purakaunui Bay.


Purakaunui Bay Surf:

Wednesday, 22 April 2026, 14:20 Local time
miércoles 22jue
3PM6PM9PM0AM
Wave (m)
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
1
SSE
0.6
SSW
Período (s) 13 13 8 18
Viento (km/h)
10
5
5
5
Estado del Viento cross cross-
off
cross-
off
off



Tide Times:

Para Long Point, a 4 km de Purakaunui Bay.

ES A LAS (hora local)

Purakaunui Bay Tide Times and Tide Chart


Live Weather:

At Nugget Point Automatic Weather Station, 18 km from Purakaunui Bay.

light winds from the WSW
15

km/h
Air temperature
9.3 °C

Current weather near Purakaunui Bay

Overall Purakaunui Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in abril

Surf stats for Purakaunui Bay: see the swell variation by month.


Wind stats for Purakaunui Bay: see the variation in direction and stength by month.


Purakaunui Bay photo

Purakaunui Bay

Fotógrafo: Jesse

Beautiful Catlins Coast, Purakaunui Bay photo

Purakaunui Bay

Fotógrafo: Jono

PK, Purakaunui Bay photo

Purakaunui Bay

Fotógrafo: Hux


Purakaunui Bay Location Maps

Purakaunui Bay Location Map

Contornos: Carreteras y Ríos: Selecciona un spot desde el menú
Surf spots cercanos a Purakaunui BayCosta alrededor de  Purakaunui BayCarreteras y ríos cerca de Purakaunui Bay

Usa este mapa para navegar hacia las playas de surf de Catlins y estaciones de marea cercanas de Purakaunui Bay

Spots de Surf más cercanos a Purakaunui Bay:

 (Clica la ubicación para más detalles)

Boyas marinas más cercanas a Purakaunui Bay:

Estaciones de marea más cercanas a Purakaunui Bay:

  • Closest estación de marea
    Nugget Point
    11 mi
  • Second closest estación de marea
    Waipapa Point
    37 mi
  • Third closest estación de marea
    Bluff Harbour
    60 mi
  • Fourth closest estación de marea
    Dunedin
    62 mi
  • Fifth closest estación de marea
    New River Entrance
    65 mi

Airports

  • The closest passenger airport to Purakaunui Bay is Dunedin Airport (DUD) in New Zealand, 82 km (51 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Purakaunui Bay is Invercargill Airport (IVC), also in New Zealand, 101 km (63 miles) away.
  • Third is Alexandra Airport (ALR) in New Zealand, 149 km (93 miles) away.
  • Queenstown Airport (ZQN) in New Zealand is 183 km (114 miles) away.
  • Manapouri Airport (TEU), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Purakaunui Bay and is 189 km (117 miles) away.
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